The Interaction of the Dipole Moment of the Water Molecule with the Interface States of the Cuprous Oxide/Cupric Oxide Junction

Authors: NECMİ SERİN, TÜLAY SERİN, BASRİ ÜNAL

Abstract: An Au/CuO/Cu$_{2}$O/Cu sandwich structure has been obtained by growing successive Cu$_{2}$O and CuO layers on a Cu sheet. A gold metal contact was formed CuO side at pressure of $1\times10^{-6}$ Torr. Current-voltage characteristics and capacitance of the system were seen to change over a great extent due to the presence of humidity. The effect of the humidity on Au/CuO/Cu$_{2}$O/Cu is explored through the effect of water's dipole moment.

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